Okay, meant to say this last chapter, but the strange bizarre language being spoken is a combination of Japanese, Tolkien's Elvish, and Elvish spoken in the Warcraft III games. Just so you know.

Now here is a nice long chapter for you. I hope you like it. It should explain some stuff.

Elphie Muse: Or it may confuse them further.

Eh, what are ya gonna do?

Elphie Muse: Chase them around with sporks?

I thought you didn't approve of that.

Elphie Muse: Better them than me.

That's mean! And...not nice! In the name of the readers, I shall punish you!

:While chasing Elphie Muse around with a plastic spork: Not mine!

Sam took a moment to process the woman's words. "What do you mean I'm the only one? What about the others?"

"This is not their destiny Phoenix. It is yours."

"Who are you?" Sam demanded, rising to her feet.

"Oma Desala."

Sam stared at the woman in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to speak with you."

"Isn't that interference or something?" Sam asked, remembering the rules the Ascended beings had.

"I already interfered where I shouldn't have," she said, walking over to a rock and sitting down.

Sam sat down on another rock facing Oma. "What do you mean?"

Oma looked at Sam. "Had I not interfered, you would be dead."

Sam stared in confusion. "What?"

"When the Prior attacked you, he was attempting to kill you. I intervened and regressed you to that of a nineteen year old. It took time for the others to realize what I had done, but when they did, I was banished here."

"Why did you intervene?" Sam asked. "Not that I'm not grateful," she added.

"To these people, I am Anorhir, the sun's spirit. I have watched over them for over several dozen centuries."

"Isn't that interfering?" Sam asked.

"Not when you do nothing," Oma returned.

"True," Sam agreed. "So…what did you want to speak with me about?"

"You must let go of your fears Samantha," Oma said. "They are well founded, but can lead to your downfall. Respect the power you possess and learn to use it when you must. If you do not, all will fall to darkness." Oma looked into Sam's eyes. "The Daetamashii you have faced so far have been weak."

"Daetamashii?" Sam repeated.

"Shadow souls," Oma replied. "If you do not learn how to master the power you have been given, all will be lost." The Ancient smiled at Sam as she began to fade away. "I have faith in you Phoenix. You must have faith in yourself…"

Sam looked down at the bracer on her left arm. She traced the outline of the phoenix in the metal with her hand and sighed. People were depending on her. She couldn't let them down.

She rose to her feet and began walking further from the village. She stopped and returned to the bank of the river. For some unknown reason, she pulled off her jean jacket and shoes and tied them to a nearby tree. She wrote a quick note and then removed everything from her pockets except the pocketknife she always carried. Satisfied, she began walking deeper into the forest, the detritus of fallen leaves and ferns cool on her bare feet.

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"You left her alone out there?" Jack exclaimed angrily. "We know next to nothing about this place!"

"It is her home," Tygra calmly returned.

"She's from Earth!" Jack argued.

"Calm down!" Haruka ordered. "She must have had a good reason for leaving Sam alone to fend for herself."

"Besides, this is as much Sam's home as Earth is," Setsuna said.

"The hell with this," Jack muttered and began heading for the edge of the village.

"Where are you going?" Michiru asked.

"To find Sam!" he returned. Dozens of warriors dropped down in front of him, blades pressed against his throat.

"We cannot let you do that," Tygra said. "If you care for Phoenix, then you must let her walk this part of her path alone."

"This path sucks," Jack sulked, crossing his arms. He sat down and ignored everything around him.

Haruka rolled her eyes. "He'll be fine. But Hotaru," she said, her voice dropping to a whisper, "keep and eye on him." The teen nodded.

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Sam watched the rain pour down outside. She was huddled in a cave, shivering from the damp and the cold. The fire she had made offered her no warmth. She rose to her feet and began moving around, trying to warm her blood. She walked deeper into the cave and frowned when she saw pictographs on the walls. She returned to the fire for a torch, then came back to the pictures.

The pictographs showed a young girl in the cave, hiding from shadowy figures. The pictures went deeper into the cave and Sam followed them. She continued walking, noticing that the girl in the cave pictures seemed to be growing stronger.

The pictures suddenly stopped and Sam saw that there was a wall before her, the emblem of a phoenix scorched into the stone. She reached out and touched it. There was a bright flash of light and darkness overtook Sam.

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Sam groaned and opened her eyes. She looked around and found herself some sort of clearing. She pushed herself to her feet and looked around. "Okay…this is starting to get annoying," she muttered.

"Welcome Phoenix," a voice said.

Sam turned and found herself facing several dozen women in various types of clothing. "Um…hi?" She carefully studied them and noticed that they all wore the same bracer as she did. "Who are you?"

"I was the Phoenix before you," the woman said. She gestured to the others. "And these were the Phoenixes before either of us."

"So is this some sort of meeting place for the past Phoenixes to meet the new one?" Sam asked.

"In a manner," the woman said. "This is the Sacred Meadow of the Phoenix. Since you have come here, it tells us you are ready."

"Ready for what?" Sam asked.

"To receive all the knowledge we possess," another Phoenix said.

"By absorbing our knowledge, you will learn to control the power within you," a third told her.

"All the way down to the first Phoenix," a fourth finished.

"The first Phoenix?" Sam repeated.

A woman stepped into view. She wore dark furred boots, dark pants, a dark shirt, and a dark cloak. A staff was held in her hands. "I am the first Phoenix."

"You look like one of the women from the Tribe of Feathermoon," Sam said.

"I was," the woman said. "I was known as Tyrande Feathermoon. And you, Samantha Carter, are my descendent."

"What does that mean?" Sam asked.

"It means you will be more powerful than any Phoenix before you," Tyrande said. "The reason the other Senshi pass their powers down through blood kin is to keep the amount of power intact. The powers that I possessed were only needed in times of great need. To ensure that the power was never abused…"

"You had it jump from one person to another until a time came for the full power of the Phoenix," Sam finished.

Tyrande nodded. "And now that time has come. Do not be afraid of the power within you Samantha. You control it. It does not control you."

Sam nodded. "So…what happens next?" As the words left Sam's mouth, a sword shimmered into view. It hung in the air, waiting patiently.

"This is the Blade of the Phoenix. When you take up this sword, our knowledge will be passed on to you," Tyrande said.

Sam nodded. "I understand." She reached out and wrapped her fingers around the hilt of the weapon. It began pulsing with power. A bright light began shining from the blade and blinded Sam.

When her vision cleared, she found herself back in the cave. The torch had gone out and faint traces of daylight attempted to penetrate the darkness of the cave. She made her way back to the entrance and walked outside.

She smiled, a faint humming in the back of her mind. She closed her eyes and stood at the entrance, letting the sounds of nature surround and fill her. She slipped the katana in her hand onto her back so the hilt poked up over her right shoulder. She then began making her way back down the river, towards the spot where Tygra had left her.

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Tygra looked around the spot where she had left Sam. It had been several days since she had left Sam. She began looking around and found no traces of Sam. Worry began to rise within her when someone cleared their throat behind her.

Tygra turned and found herself staring at Sam. She could sense something different about the blonde, but could not place her finger on it. "Time to return to the village," Tygra said. Sam nodded and the two left. Sam eventually took the lead and Tygra stared in awe when she saw the sword on Sam's back.

They soon made it back to the village and Jack shot up to his feet, not having left the spot he had sat down on since learning that Sam was alone in the forest. "Sam! You all right?" he asked.

"I'm fine," she said. She turned and faced Tygra. "I am ready to learn Priestess."

"I'm sure," Kathris snapped. "You will face me before learning anything the Priestess will teach."

"As you wish," Sam said and pulled the sword off her back. A phoenix was etched into the blade along with several dozen different runes.

Kathris pulled out her own sword and the two faced each other. "We should stop them," Hotaru said.

"No," Haruka said softly. "This is a fight that must be fought."

The two combatants circled each other. Without warning, Kathris lunged in. She feinted to the left and was about to strike on Sam's right side when she felt cold steel pressed against her throat. Kathris backed away and glared at Sam. She lunged in again. This time Sam seemed to disappear in a cloud of smoke. When it cleared, the spectators found that Sam had somehow gotten behind Kathris and had her blade to Kathris' throat.

"Do you yield?" Sam asked.

Kathris suddenly dropped down and leg-swept Sam. The blonde fell backwards but immediately flipped back up to her feet. She swiftly parried an attack from Kathris and leapt over her. She landed behind the other woman and pressed the flat part of the sword against Kathris' throat.

"I yield," Kathris said. Sam released her and she gave Sam a deep bow. "You truly are the Phoenix."

"Indeed," Tygra said. "And I have nothing to teach you. You have already learned it all."

Sam sheathed her blade and bowed. "Thank you for your kindness and hospitality Priestess. May Anorhir protect you. En'shu dal-dieb."

"En'shu dal-dieb Lady Phoenix," Tygra said.

"So how do we get home?" Jack asked.

Sam grinned as she faced them. "That part is easy."

"What? Do we just click our heels together three times and say 'there's no place like home'?" he asked.

Sam held her left hand in front of her and made a fist. She extended her first two fingers and closed her eyes. She let out a grunt and her eyes snapped open. They were pure white and the six vanished in a flash of light and fire.

So? What'd you think? Review to tell me! And just to clarify, the several days Tygra left Sam in the forest was spent in the Sacred Meadow of the Phoenix.

Elphie Muse: Well if you didn't confuse the readers so much...

Spork you!...wasn't there a cartoon show many moons ago called Sporks or...no! It was the Snorks! And they had the tube things on the top of their heads...

Elphie Muse: And they lived underwater! That show was cool!

Yeah...um...if anyone is still reading...you should stop reading this A/N for the sake of your sanity...:Starts humming Smurfs Theme:

Elphie Muse: Review and she'll stop humming to work on the next chapter.